The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-10
Waited from Track and Road.
l.. W. HESS, Editor.

0 Sometimes man becomes very much In
q terested In talking horse or In seeing race
q so much so, in fact that all else Is forgotten
To give al illustration, let me repeat storJ
told by Mr.. W. j Nicely, the we'll known
horseman, owner Of Byron, 225T, Ottaws
Chief, 225, and many others. "Do you re-
member the good sleighlng we had a couple OF
winters ago." said Mr.. Neely. assured him
did. SWELL" said he, "a singular thing hap
pened me that winter, which shows how q
man may forget all else In seeing good race
. was on the jury then, an unimportant case
was being tried. | asked the Judge TO be ex'
cused moment | went down stairs and
made up my mind had time enough to slip
across the road and get bit OF warm tea.
so went across, and while hurrying back
some one accOsted me with, Hello, Nicely,
why aren't you over on Columbus street, see.
ing the race between Ottawa Chief aud Gen.
Garfield (2:30)-great excitement. Chief just
beat him down; they have turned to go up
the street and come down again ] forgot
all about the Jury hurried over to the corner
OF Madison and Columbus streets; got there
lust In time to see the Chief win. Garfield
had made q break, so James Reedy, who was
driving the Chief, agreed TO come down again.
| stood there, never once thinking OF the court
waiting on me, when all at once balih tapped
me on the shoulder and said, you are wanted
in court Then it flashed scross my mind
/ was a juryman; and expected heavy fine
| r -. ii ntsh hal tha iufUa said MIR
Nicely we have waited for you for some time;
give an account OF yourself, where have you
been" was over on the street seeing horse
rscer "A horse race what horses were rae
| ingp he asked. Garfield and mine Did
your horse win? yes, Sir That's all right,
90 on with the case felt relieved; but,
| Just before adjourning, the judge said, Mr..
Nicely, desire you to stay after the Others
are gone Iexpected to catch it then. After
they had gone he said, Your horse beat this
afternoon did heY Yes, Sir Did he beat the
other horse badY yes, Sir Did he beat
him dam bady' yes, Sir. Have you any
tobacco? Give me chew. That's all you
can 20. 81 went" said Mr.. Nicely; "glad that
my horse beat the other as badly as the judge
wanted him to-"
Ottawa Maid, record 2:3414 made this year,
is causing law suit. AS near as can learn,
during the past spring Mr.. Moore, her owner,
let w. Baxter have her to train. Sometime
during the summer, in July, / believe, Mr.,
Moore desired to take the mare home, but
was prevailed upon by Baxter to let him have
her for what he could make with her during
the season, Mr.. Moore to be at no expense
whatever. At the same time, SO Mr.. Baxter
says, he asked Mr.. Moore how much money
he would have to turn over to him II he had
a chance to sell the mare during the season.
He states MIR. Moore said $500 or the mare.
He started away with her and won number
OF good races Sometime during September
Mr.. Moore wanted his mare but could not find
her. Afterwards Mr.. Baxter had pre-.
vailed upon VIM. Welsh Of this place to buy
her at $500, but Mr.. Moore refused the
amount, found the mare and took her to his
farm. Last week Mr.. Welsh replevined her,
furnishing replcvin bond of $4,000, and she
is now in his custody. These are the facts as
near as can get them from hearsay. The
reyt term of court will no doubt decide
whether Mr.. Moore will have to take $500 for
her or not.
Wallace's Monthly thinks that the great g.
year old, Sable Wilkes 2:1S, when fully ma.
tured will be apt to beat the record of 2:OS94
One of the last races Of the season, was the
one between Keniworth and Rosiland Wilkes,
at Fleetwood track, New York, on Thanksgiv
ing day for $1,000. Rosiland Wilkes won in
three straight heats, time 22l24, 22l$4, 1922.
Big Soap, Lew Glenn, is in New Orleans, he
recently won a race there. He still has the
spotted pacer,J. G.
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Sportsman and Live Stock Ne,cs.
Five trotting and four pacing records were
beaten in 1887 Sable Wilkes reduced the j.
year-old record to 2:1S at San Francisco, Cal,
October 80. Norlaine cut the yearling record
down to 2:3lh in the same State Nov. Il;
Patron established Swear old stallion record
of 2l4l4. At Lincoln, Neb., July 90; Jay-Eye
See lowered the mile record over q half.miie
track to 2;l515, at Toledo, Ohio, Sept IA, and
Harry Mills and Eddie Medium trotted TO pole
in 2:24]3 over the Waverly halfmile track.
Among the PAGERS Brown Hal lowered the
stallion record to 2:13 at Lexington, Ky, Au.
gust 81. Arrow made a 4-year-od record Of
2:l4 in California in September; the Swear
old filly Irma got mark of 2;24l in Ken.
lucky, and johnson reduced the wagon re-
cord to 2;l4la.
Robert Bonner of New York, bought his
first team, Lantern and Light in 1859 for &c.
600. In 1854 he paid $4,000 for Pocahontas.
In 1867 $35 200 for Dexter, 2:l714. In 1850,
Startle and Edward Everett were purchased
at $2O, 900 each. In 1879, $4,000 was given
for Rarus. In 1884, Maud g., 2:0S4 then and
now queen of the turf, became his for $40